Herne Hill article

He's in CW twice this week!

5th back on the inside, vcl jersey (?) white helm.

Reckon Tony Gibb's in there too. Keith Butler, a HH regular, is leading the way.

that's Keith Coffey, would love to see Keith Butler try to keep up with that lot!

haha yes. shouldnt be let near the net with a cold (blinkin sh*t weather ...)

5th back on the inside, vcl jersey (?) white helm.

Purple People Eater.

there's also a spot winston contest from the spring omnium of 2007 here:

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/eve/ImageGallery.asp?gid=2373#

bit shooting fish though

as if they'll listen to that bmx'er

as if who will listen to which BMX'er?

Hadn't seen that gallery before, I remeber that day really well...nice shot of me taking first win of the year with a bike throw!

that meat head scottish guy

Hadn't seen that gallery before, I remeber that day really well...nice shot of me taking first win of the year with a bike throw!

you were pretty easy to spot, to be honest. although you do look very unhappy. was it the saddle?

can anyone spot wiggo in that pic?

I'm in that gallery too... was my first track meeting after 12 years off...

Manage a few places to...

:-)

this seems more positive.

http://www.southlondon-today.co.uk/tn/News.cfm?id=6991&headline=Fears%20for%20Herne%20Hill%20Velodrome

this is from an event in the sixties, its nice to see herne hill with spectators, it would be a shame for us to lose this venue.
if its a repost just let me know and i'll delete the post.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZQr-jCUT_I&feature=channel

Cool I love the music. Kind of like Fawlty Towers

Anyone know anything about the future of HH yet?

Doesnt the lease run out this month.....

I bought it and am turning it into a tennis court.

Just for you, Rob.

thanks for that Mark, I've just found out I can make a lot more money as a tennis coach

@RPM - you've got the elbows for it.

I think the lease runs out next month. I'm sure it'll be extended again for another year and the track will soldier on with no prospect of investment for another 12 months.

Southwark Council have just put out a 'Supplementary Planning Document for Dulwich' for consultation. SPDs are taken into account when deciding on planning applications so are pretty important in planning terms (I'm a town planner myself by the way). You can read the docs here:

http://www.southwark.gov.uk/YourServices/planningandbuildingcontrol/planningpolicy/SPDsandSPGs/dulwichspd.html

...and you can comment on them until 11th Sept (you can do this easily online - there is a link from the page above). The key bits for HHV are as follows:

First, the top 5 priorities for Dulwich include:
"5. Increased provision/facilities for young people."
It would be worth commenting and directly linking this priority to the long-term retention of the track. More specifically, the SPD identifies the track as a development site and says:

"Proposals for this site could include a health or leisure facility with ancillary offices and hospitality uses. The existing Velodrome should be retained and proposals could be for high quality developments that are of exceptional design and would allow for refurbishment of the track and BMX track. Proposals should not have a negative impact on the residential amenity of the existing surrounding properties."

DEVELOPMENT AIMS
Redevelop the site as a sports / leisure facility
Retain and refurbish the existing velodrome track and turf
Refurbish stands
Opportunity to redevelop the existing building as a new 2 to 3 storey sports / leisure facility of exceptional design quality with ancillary offices and hospitality use
Removal of the demountable buildings to the north of the site off ers the opportunity to replace with new buildings of exceptional design quality providing additional leisure facilities
Retain existing vehicular access to the site with an opportunity to provide opprtunities for carparking
Refurbish adjacent BMX track

So... it's a small contribution to saving the track in light of all the other issues it faces, but well worth spending a few minutes contributing to the consultation by commenting on all this...

Sweet, this is all fairly positive stuff. I'll check out the website.

from the website

**How to make comments **

You can comment on the draft Dulwich SPD until 5pm Friday September 11 2009.

The easiest way to comment is to submit your comments online. If you have not already registered please take the time to go through the quick and easy registration process. Once registered you can be kept informed through email.

You can also download the representation form (word 194kb). This form can be emailed back to us or you can print it and send it by post or fax.
A copy of the draft Dulwich SPD and supporting documents is available to view at the Town Hall, all area housing offices, libraries, except the John Harvard library which is closed for refurbishment, and one stop shops in the borough. Paper copies can be requested from the planning policy team.
The final version of the SPD is expected to be adopted in November 2011.

Get involved!

We are holding a consultation event on the Dulwich SPD where you can ask officers for more information and give us your thoughts on the document. The event will take place in the Lindbury Room, Dulwich Picture Gallery on** August 27 2009** from 1pm - 6pm.
We will be holding an interactive workshop between 5pm - 6pm where you can get more detailed information on the Dulwich SPD.

Thanks for the info! I shall comment later.

Cheers for the quick guide too Zed!